All items tagged with automotive (255)
Audioburst Announces Additional Investment and Strategic Partnerships for In-Car Solutions
April 24, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audioburst Announces Additional Investment and Strategic Partnerships for In-Car Solutions

Audioburst announced two new strategic and investment partnerships totaling over $10M USD from Dentsu Inc. and Hyundai Motor Company in conjunction with existing investors. The next-gen voice-search company plans to build unique advertising and in-car voice-based experiences with the two leading brands. Audioburst also announced plans to formally launch in the Japanese market at the end of 2019 with Japanese language capabilities.
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20 Million Vehicles Shipping in 2023 will Come Equipped with Voice Assistants
April 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

20 Million Vehicles Shipping in 2023 will Come Equipped with Voice Assistants

As voice control continues to gain popularity in the home, consumers are increasingly hoping to use Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple Siri in the vehicle too. An increasing number of OEMs are now poised to give into popular consumer demands and integrate Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant in-vehicle, despite concerns over data and OEM-branding. According to ABI Research, 20 million vehicles shipping in 2023 are expected to enable one or more of these assistants, without consumers requiring a handset to use the digital assistant.
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Houndify Voice AI Platform Enables In-Car Natural Speech Conversations Powered by NVidia Drive IX Platform
March 19, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Houndify Voice AI Platform Enables In-Car Natural Speech Conversations Powered by NVidia Drive IX Platform

SoundHound unveiled its large vocabulary, hybrid voice and natural language understanding interface for in-vehicle infotainment systems at the NVidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2019. Continuing to expand its technology for automotive applications, the company promoted a live demo of its Houndify Voice AI Platform running on NVidia's Drive IX Intelligent Experience Platform, the first time the technology has been shown to the public.
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Industry’s First Automotive USB 3.1 SmartHub with Type-C Support Enables 10x Faster Data Rates in Infotainment Systems
February 28, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Industry’s First Automotive USB 3.1 SmartHub with Type-C Support Enables 10x Faster Data Rates in Infotainment Systems

As firmware updates and larger media files become more prevalent in automotive entertainment consoles, faster data rates are required to reduce upload and download times. Microchip Technology announced an automotive-qualified USB 3.1 Gen1 SmartHub IC, offering up to 10 times faster data rates over existing USB 2.0 solutions and reducing indexing times to improve the user experience in vehicles. To support the rising adoption of USB Type-C in the smartphone market and enable universal connectivity in vehicles, the USB7002 SmartHub IC includes interfaces for USB Type-C connectors.
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BYD Selects Analog Devices’ Audio Bus and Processor Technologies to Improve Vehicle Energy Efficiency and Enhance Infotainment Experience
February 7, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

BYD Selects Analog Devices’ Audio Bus and Processor Technologies to Improve Vehicle Energy Efficiency and Enhance Infotainment Experience

Analog Devices announced that BYD Co., Ltd, a Chinese automotive manufacturer, has selected ADI’s Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) and SHARC digital signal processor (DSP) to build more energy efficient and eco-friendly vehicle platforms while enhancing the immersive audio entertainment experience for drivers.
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Cypress Announces Latest Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 Connectivity Solutions for Automotive Infotainment
January 16, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Announces Latest Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 Connectivity Solutions for Automotive Infotainment

Cypress Semiconductor announced the expansion of its wireless connectivity portfolio for automotive infotainment with a trio of new products. The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chipsets and supporting software serve as application development platforms that enable multiple users to connect and seamlessly stream unique content to as many as 10 mobile devices simultaneously. The new Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 combo solutions deliver more than 1Gbps throughput and feature Cypress' Real Simultaneous Dual Band (RSDB) architecture to enable high-performance audio and video concurrent operation.
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Bose Introduces QuietComfort Road Noise Control Car Sound Management Solution
January 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Introduces QuietComfort Road Noise Control Car Sound Management Solution

Bose announced a new offering from its portfolio of Active Sound Management solutions for cars: Bose QuietComfort Road Noise Control (RNC). Now available to global vehicle manufacturers, it joins Bose Engine Harmonic Cancellation (EHC) and Bose Engine Harmonic Enhancement (EHE) to form a comprehensive and effective set of technologies for managing sound inside cars, trucks, and SUVs. Today helping to turn traveling by car a more comfortable experience, and anticipating the sound management needs of tomorrow's fully electric vehicles.
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Consumer Technology Association Forecasts US Tech Revenue to Reach Record $398 Billion in 2019
January 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Consumer Technology Association Forecasts US Tech Revenue to Reach Record $398 Billion in 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) and fast connectivity – critical ingredients for the next era of category leaders such as smartphones, smart home devices and smart speakers – will drive the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $398 billion in retail revenues ($301 billion wholesale) in 2019 and 3.9 percent year-over-year (YOY) growth, which includes streaming services revenue, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). A record growth anticipating the introduction of 5G smartphones and 8K TVs in 2019.
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CEVA Announces New CEVA-BX All-Purpose Hybrid DSP / Controller Architecture
January 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Announces New CEVA-BX All-Purpose Hybrid DSP / Controller Architecture

CEVA announced its new all-purpose, hybrid DSP / Controller architecture to address new algorithms of digital signal processing in voice, video, communication, sensing and digital signal control applications. Offering general purpose DSP capabilities required for motor control and electrification, the new CEVA-BX architecture extends CEVA's market reach into the burgeoning automotive and industrial markets currently underserved by legacy DSPs or MPU/MCUs with low performance DSP co-processing.
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Dirac Research Appoints Armin Prommersberger as Company’s Chief Technology Officer
January 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac Research Appoints Armin Prommersberger as Company’s Chief Technology Officer

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac Research announced the appointment of Armin Prommersberger to serve as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Armin joins Dirac from Harman International, a Samsung division, where he has held several senior management positions, most recently as Senior Vice President of Research & Development for its Professional Solutions Division. Prior to this, he served as SVP of Technology of the Harman Lifestyle Audio division and VP & General Manager of Harman’s Automotive Audio business in Europe.
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